Virginia public records · 2019–2024 · Va. Code § 18.2-251
What the Virginia sentencing record shows for Persons charged with first offense may be placed on probation in the 19th Judicial Circuit
22 sentencing records from the 19th Judicial Circuit (2019–2024) with Va. Code § 18.2-251 as the primary offense.
Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission data · 2019–2024 · Guideline compliance · Primary offenses only
How Va. Code § 18.2-251 sentences compared to the guidelines in the 19th Judicial Circuit
Above guideline range
0%
Record count
22
VA circuits reporting
19 of 31
Small sample (22 records). The rates shown are based on a modest number of records and carry a wider margin of error than cells with 100+ records. Interpret with appropriate caution.
Guideline compliance — 19th Judicial Circuit
Based on 2 of 22 guideline-eligible records · effective sentence reconstructed (fully-suspended = 0 months) · guideline range per Va. Code § 19.2-298.01 · primary offenses only
How these rates are computed
Guideline-compliance rates use the reconstructed effective sentence: a fully-suspended sentence counts as 0 months (below the guideline range), never as a missing value. This matches the methodology of the full CaseParity report and prevents overstating the share of sentences at or above the guideline range. Rates are computed only over records with a guideline range on file.
This page groups records by the exact code section as recorded, including subsection variants. A purchased report analyzes at the base-section level, so its cohort scope can differ slightly from this page.
How long were the sentences
Median effective sentence
0 mo
Middle 50% (IQR)
0 mo – 0 mo
Plea rate
0%
Effective sentence = active time to serve, reconstructed (a fully-suspended sentence counts as 0 months). Half of records fall inside the IQR range. Plea rate = share of records with a plea agreement.
What this page does not tell you
It does not tell you why a sentence fell above or below the range: plea posture, offense specifics and criminal history all move it, and none are in the aggregate record.
How the 19th Judicial Circuit compares with the rest of Virginia
In the 19th Judicial Circuit, 0% of Va. Code § 18.2-251 sentences exceeded the guideline range. That ranks 7th of 19 Virginia circuits reporting at least 10 records for Va. Code § 18.2-251. Across those circuits the above-guideline rate runs 0% to 50%, median 0%. Within-Virginia variation in the public record, not a comparison of judicial practices or a prediction.
Bar width = above-guideline rate (0–100 %) · 19 circuits with ≥ 10 records · 2019–2024
Within-Virginia variation in the public record — not a comparison of judicial practices or a prediction about any individual case.
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The statute
Read the current text of Va. Code § 18.2-251 at law.lis.virginia.gov. Statutes are amended; check the version in effect on the offense date. Va. Code § 18.2-251 at law.lis.virginia.gov →
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CaseParity · Virginia · 19th Judicial Circuit · Va. Code § 18.2-251
0%above guideline range
22 Virginia sentencing records (2019–2024) for Va. Code § 18.2-251 in the 19th Judicial Circuit. One point in the documented range across 19 qualifying circuits. Within-Virginia comparison only.
Source: Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission · guideline range per Va. Code § 19.2-298.01 · documented outcomes, not a prediction
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Past sentencing patterns do not predict future outcomes in any individual case. CaseParity does not recommend litigation strategy, plea decisions, sentencing positions, or appellate arguments. Sentencing outcomes reflect many factors not captured in structured public records.
CaseParity is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Statistics are computed from anonymized public sentencing records and describe historical patterns only. They do not predict outcomes in any individual case. Source: Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission. Guideline range per Va. Code § 19.2-298.01. Primary offenses only.